Kiana, who had been lectured by her gentle Chief Strategist all morning, was now sitting at the imperial desk, working diligently with Bianca.
Sitting between the two of them was Lisa, who had rushed over during her school holiday today.
She had already mastered all the knowledge taught at school; it was completely effortless for her.
"Big Sister Kiana, I want to graduate now and help you."
Lisa rested her chin on the desk, pouting boredly as she spoke.
Kiana stopped what she was doing and turned her head to look at the little girl.
"You want to graduate? That makes sense..."
For the intelligent Lisa, the textbooks taught in school now were too simple.
"Why not let her study under Otto, or perhaps with the Doctors?"
Bianca suggested.
Bianca often helped Kiana with work, so she knew this little girl who frequently came to cling to Kiana.
She was also well aware of the girl's academic performance, which could only be described as that of a genius.
"That is certainly an option..."
Kiana nodded after a moment of thought, then remembered someone and continued:
"Little Lisa, how about I send you to study with Herta?"
"Herta of the Genius Society?"
Lisa looked up at Kiana, her eyes shining, and asked expectantly.
She knew Herta—that pointy-headed, no, that genius beautiful girl wearing a Witch's Hat!
It was said that if Nous had glanced at her one moment later, she would have become the super genius beautiful girl who was an Emanator of Pure Beauty!
"Yes, that's her."
Kiana nodded and asked:
"What do you think? Do you want to go? She should give me face... right?"
In truth, Kiana wasn't entirely sure if Herta would give her face.
After all, Herta was not someone who could be coerced by threats.
For Herta to accept a student, that student had to be a peerless prodigy chosen from a billion.
Kiana, who only knew Lisa was smart but was unaware of her upper limit of wisdom, was unsure if the child met Herta's standards.
If Herta refused, Kiana planned to let her study under Dr. Mei.
Currently, Dr. Mei was in charge of the project concerning the restoration and upgrading of Xianzhou manufacturing technology.
And apparently, the progress was very smooth.
Although Kiana could currently create a Xianzhou using her own clearance, the Doctors did not want her to do so.
Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish.
Relying solely on Kiana's clearance for a comfortable life would only cause humanity to stagnate.
"Okay!"
Lisa raised her hand happily.
If she could study under that person, she would definitely be able to help Big Sister Kiana in the future.
Of course, the still young and somewhat naive Lisa had no idea of Kiana's true power.
Kiana merely smiled as she looked at Little Lisa.
Would this little darling grow up to be as charming and captivating as that Lisa from Mondstadt?
Probably not... their figures might match, but their personalities definitely wouldn't~
Afterward, Kiana and Bianca worked for about one System Hour before finally finishing the piled-up work.
Now that Wangshu was filled with talent, many matters didn't require her personal review.
The Doctors and the Six Sovereigns alone could perfectly handle the existing range of problems.
Just then, Bronya walked in, bringing Seele with her.
"Bronya?"
"Yes, I came to let you know that I'll be going to the Herta Space Station for a while."
"You plan to take Seele with you?"
Kiana asked, looking at Seele who was following beside Bronya.
"Hmph, Seele insisted on going with Big Sister Bronya, acting like a clingy pest..."
Seele spread her hands, looking completely helpless, her tone slightly sour.
"You must be the other Seele..."
"Mhm, what's wrong? You got a problem?"
Black Seele crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Just as cute as Seele, indeed."
Kiana instantly appeared, hugged her, rubbed cheeks, and chuckled.
Black Seele was instantly 'overheated' by Kiana's intimate gesture.
Of course, it was the overheating of blushing intensely and feeling terribly embarrassed.
"Y-You, what are you doing!"
Black Seele took a step back, looking flustered.
In response, Kiana watched Black Seele with a beaming smile, a hint of mischief flashing in her eyes.
"It's nothing, just cuddling with Little Angel Seele, who promised to be my bride before~"
"That was Seele joking with you! Besides, I'm not the one who said it!"
"Can't hear you, can't hear you~"
Kiana covered her ears, refusing to listen.
"That's enough, Kiana, stop bullying Seele..."
Bronya's lips curved down by a few pixels; she seemed slightly displeased.
Seeing this, Kiana stopped teasing Black Seele and flashed back to her seat.
Kiana carefully examined Bronya and realized that this Little Dot... seemed to have grown just a tiny bit taller...!
That's great! My Nursing Duckling is finally starting to evolve!
Kiana cheered excitedly in her heart.
Bronya tilted her head, feeling that Kiana was thinking something inappropriate... but Kiana's face didn't show it, leaving Bronya uncertain.
"Ahem, Bronya, since you're going to the Herta Space Station, take this little one with you."
Kiana picked up Lisa, grasped her small hand, and waved it at Bronya.
Lisa cooperated with Kiana's actions, showing a cute smile and blinking her big eyes at Bronya.
"..."
Bronya glanced at the adorable Lisa, then looked towards Kiana with a slightly confused expression.
She didn't quite understand why she needed to take the child to the Herta Space Station.
"I want Herta to be this child's teacher."
"Herta? A teacher?"
Bronya slightly raised her eyes and said incredulously.
How many students could possibly endure the personality of that sharp-tongued Tsundere Auntie (crossed out)...?
Bronya suddenly felt a bit sorry for the little girl.
Because she was about to endure pressure she shouldn't have to bear at her age.
"Oh, right..."
Kiana pondered for a moment, then conjured a herrscher core wreathed in Divine Breath in her hand.
The shimmering core lay quietly in Kiana's palm, and the clearance fluctuations it emitted were enough to make major forces across The Cosmos yearn for it.
"The seven stars gem"
It possessed the clearance to manipulate the world's major elements, combine them, and create entirely new elements.
"Hand this herrscher core over to Herta. She can fuse with it or research it, whatever she likes. Consider it Lisa's apprenticeship gift."
Saying this, she casually tossed the seven stars gem to Bronya.
The blue-painted Project Bunny behind Bronya, which was full of futuristic technological texture, steadily caught the jewel.
After catching the jewel, Bronya looked at Kiana with some surprise.
"Isn't the potential of this herrscher core too immense..."
The implication was: wasn't it too rash to hand over this clearance of infinite potential to someone she didn't know well?
"It's fine. Herta is someone you can trust deeply. You'll know once you spend more time with her, Bronya."
"Alright..."
Bronya nodded and put away the core.
Since Kiana had said so, she couldn't say much more.
She would simulate an Imitation Core and give it to the other party when the time came.
If she turned out to be truly trustworthy, then handing over the real core wouldn't be a problem.
Bronya was constantly worrying herself sick over Kiana; she was too wasteful... If anyone were to marry her in the future, that person would probably have to worry for a lifetime... If Kiana knew what Bronya was thinking, she might give Bronya a mysterious smile:
Could that person possibly be you~
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